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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 1 September 2003 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was informed, by letter dated 18 March 2008, that...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. While it is not the practice to comment in detail on...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in June 2007. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in August 2005 and have approximately 12,000 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person in question. These are generally...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 May 2007 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was informed, by letter dated 5 March 2008, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service receives a considerable and diverse range of applications for permission to remain in the State including applications for long term residency. As the Deputy will appreciate, the processing time for dealing with such applications can vary depending on the type of application involved and the particular circumstances of the individual...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 13 February 2002 and made an application for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that judgments of the Supreme Court were delivered on 20th December, 2007 on five of the eight cases before the Court in relation to the IBC/05 Scheme. In all five cases the IBC/05 scheme, and the refusal of applications thereunder, was upheld by unanimous decision of the Court. Judgments are expected in early May on the further three grounds which remain before...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 915 and 916 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that the birth certificate concerned has been located and is being returned to the person concerned by registered post. In relation to the person's application for permission to remain under the IBC/05 Scheme, I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 858 of 11th December, 2007. In addition...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 19th February last which sets out the position.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will appreciate, policing operations and the deployment of Garda resources are matters for the Garda Commissioner. It is the responsibility of Garda management to allocate personnel within the Garda organisation on a priority basis in accordance with overall policing requirements. The area referred to is in Tallaght Garda District, which I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Manorhamilton Garda District and Garda Station on 29 February, 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 50 and 26 respectively. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day, personnel strengths of individual divisions, districts and stations may...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have set out the information as requested by the Deputy in tabular form. Name of Body / Organisation / Committee Date of establishment Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee February 2007 National Commission on Restorative Justice March 2007 Private Security Appeal Board August 2007 Government Alcohol Advisory Group January 2008 (the Advisory Group submitted its report to the...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that an officer who transfers from the Irish Prison Service to An Garda Síochána is entitled to transfer all of his/her service for the purposes of the Garda Síochána Pension Scheme. The officer is not, however, entitled to carry across any salary entitlements from the Prison Service.

Written Answers — Stardust Inquiry: Stardust Inquiry (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that, to date, €300,000 has been issued, of a total of €400,000 approved for the purpose of assisting the Stardust Victims' Committee to participate in the examination in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I presume the Deputy's question does not relate to the helicopters in use by the Garda Air Support Unit for operational policing purposes. My Department availed of Aer Corps Helicopters for official purposes during the period in question. I understand that the Department of Defence is to provide the Deputy with details in this regard. I am also continuing to make enquiries to establish...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management is aware of two recent incidents at the premises concerned. A person has been arrested and charged in connection with these incidents and was remanded in custody by the Court. The Divisional Crime Prevention Officer has visited the premises concerned and has provided crime prevention and security advice to the proprietor....

Written Answers — Stardust Inquiry: Stardust Inquiry (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that the concerns referred to are currently under consideration and that there is ongoing communication with the Committee representing the families and their legal advisors on these matters.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The persons concerned applied for asylum in the State on 20th January 2005. Their applications were refused and deportation orders were made in respect of them on 23 November 2005. The applicants instituted judicial review proceedings on 13 January 2006 challenging the decision to make deportation orders in respect of them. The proceedings were determined on 30 January 2008 when the reliefs...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the attached tables provide the number of headline offences, recorded and detected in each Garda District in the Dublin Metropolitan Region in 2002. The figures for headline offences recorded and detected for each Garda Division in the State in 2002 are available in the relevant Garda Annual Report, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas...